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Why is China pushing Hong Kong security law
Delhi temperature hits 47C as north India reels under heat wave
The temperatures are the highest for this time of the year in decades.
Xi Jinping seeks victory over Trump in race for a covid-19 vaccine
The sheer scale and speed of China's effort ratchets up pressure on the US, where President Donald Trump's administration has launched a pr
Increased military budget is in line with challenges: China
The Chinese military has defended its increased budget of $179 billion for this year, saying it is in line with the challenges faced by the
Bill in US Congress to recognize Tibet as independent country
Pakistans COVID-19 tally stands at 58,278 with 1,202 deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan’s tally of COVID-19 infection on Tuesday reached 58,278 cases including 1,202 deaths, the country’s health
ADB approves $250 million support for Nepal's Covid-19 response
Afghan govt to free 900 prisoners; Taliban may extend truce
The Afghan government said it would free 900 prisoners on Tuesday, its single-largest prisoner release since the US and the Taliban signed
China to subsidise airlines to support cargo flights from April 1 to June 30
China's finance ministry said on Tuesday that it would subsidise Chinese and foreign airlines for cargo flights to and from the country in
China's Xi Jinping urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus ep..
Locust swarms destroy crops across India
Swarms of locusts have destroyed crops and livelihoods across parts of India.
Now, China's relations with Israel are in steep decline
Even during his trip to Israel on May 13, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had asked Tel Aviv to reconsider some of its joint projects wit
Coronavirus traps poor foreign workers in deserted Maldives
India coronavirus: The businesses booming in the midst of lockdown
A lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 has been the death knell for most businesses - except these ones.
Hong Kong airport to resume limited transit services
Hong Kong's airport is one of the world's busiest but arrivals and flights have collapsed in the wake of the global pandemic. Transit servi
China's 'Bat Woman' warns coronavirus is just tip of the iceberg
Shi Zhengli, a virologist renowned for her work on coronavirus in bats, said in an interview on Chinese state television that viruses being
Balbir Singh: India mourns loss of hockey legend and independence hero
Balbir Singh, who has died aged 95, helped seal hockey gold for newly independent India in 1948.
China demands US withdraw sanctions on tech suppliers
China warns US of countermeasures over Hong Kong trading threats
Indian Army Chief's remark on Lipulekh issue an insult to our history: Nepal ..
Criticising Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane's remarks on Kathmandu acting on ehest of someone over the Lipulekh issue, Nepal defen
China says to take action if US undermines its interests in Hong Kong
China warned on Monday that it will take countermeasures if the United States insists on undermining its interests regarding Hong Kong, fol
China official in Hong Kong says some protest acts 'terrorist in nature'
China's foreign ministry office in Hong Kong said on Monday some actions during last year's pro-democracy protests were errorist in nature and roublemakers colluded wit
Taiwan considers revoking Hong Kong's special status on law fears
India coronavirus: The girl who cycled 1,200km to save her father
Jyoti Kumari, 15, took an arduous journey to save her father from hunger during the lockdown.
India coronavirus: Chaos at airports as domestic flights resume
Nearly 100 flights have been cancelled after passenger planes restarted operations after two months.
India activists held over citizenship law protest
Two women are among several activists who have been arrested since India's lockdown began on 25 March.
Why China's move to rein in Hong Kong is just the start
With the world distracted by the coronavirus pandemic's devastating toll, China has taken a series of aggressive actions in recent weeks to
China denies using virus to grow presence in South China Sea
China reports 51 new coronavirus cases, mostly in Wuhan
China has reported 51 new coronavirus cases including 40 asymptomatic infections, majority of them in the contagion's first epicentre Wuhan
India coronavirus: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood hailed for helping migrants
Sonu Sood is being hailed as a real-life hero for sending stranded migrants home during the lockdown.
Covid-19: China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'
China tells US to stop wasting time in coronavirus battle
The United States should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lie
Coronavirus challenge looms as Muslims, Christians set to gather
Muslims and Christians around the world gathered to celebrate their faith as Eid al-Fitr begins and churches reopen from lockdowns. But the
Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses: Report
The Chinese virology institute in the city where Covid-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match t
Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, black box found: authorities
The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death t
Pakistan crash pilot sent Mayday with 'lost engines' - liveatc.net
The pilot of a crashed Pakistan International Airlines jet sent a Mayday and told controllers the aircraft had lost power from both its engines on its second attempt to l
Afghan cyclist in 'door-to-door' campaign to curb coronavirus
Afghan cyclist Idrees Syawash is determined to help curb the spread of the coronavirus so he pedals across rural areas encouraging people t
30 new Covid-19 cases in Nepal, total count reaches 487
Coronavirus cases in Nepal increase to 444: Health ministry
China-backed AIIB approves $250 million loan for Bangladesh's COVID-19 response
Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday it had approved a $250 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country cope with the coronaviru
Live Updates: Maharashtra COVID-19 tally crosses 25,000 after highest single-..
The recovery rate from the virus was reported to be around 31.14% on Tuesday, which is a significant development over last week's 26.59%.
” ………..It is now known that on Sunday December 12, as the Indian columns were closing on Dacca….a group of senior Pak army officers and thei
Victim of Pakistani holocaust During the liberation war of 1971, Pakistani occupation army led by General Yahya Khan and his colleagues in collaboration with the an
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